List of Countries and Capitals
Introduction
The modern world is divided into several countries based on various historical and political reasons. Some countries in the modern world have democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, etc. All these countries have adopted different forms of government. But the common part among all these countries in the world is that they have an important center of administration from where the important decisions of the country are taken. These cities are called Capital Cities or Capitals.
Through this article, we will see a complete list of different countries and their capitals.
Continents in the World
Today, we have seven continents globally, and these continents have several countries situated in them.
Seven Continents of the Modern World are as follows :-
- Asia
- Africa
- Europe
- Australia or Oceania
- Antarctica
- North America
- South America
List of Countries and Capitals
It is important to note that due to the geographical presence of some countries on more than one continent, we might repeat their name in the list of countries of different continents. After learning about the world's seven continents, we will take a look at the countries situated in these continents and their capital cities.
Asia
Currently, the total number of countries in Asia is 48. Also, it is the continent with the largest surface area among all the continents of the modern world.
Countries in Asia and their Capitals are as follows-
| Country | Capital |
| Russia | Moscow |
| Azerbaijan | Baku |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Bahrain | Manama |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh |
| Cyprus | Nicosia |
| China | Beijing |
| India | New Delhi |
| Iran | Tehran |
| Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Israel | Jerusalem |
| Iraq | Baghdad |
| Japan | Tokyo |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan |
| Jordan | Amman |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Laos | Vientiane |
| Lebanon | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives | Male |
| North Korea | Pyongyang |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Palestine | Jerusalem/Ramallah |
| Phillippines | Manila |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| South Korea | Seoul |
| Afghanistan | Kabul |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Colombo |
| Taiwan | Taipei |
| Syria | Damascus |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe |
| Timor-Leste | Dili |
| Thailand | Bangkok |
| Turkey | Ankara |
| United Arab Emirates(UAE) | Abu Dhabi |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent |
| Yemen | Sana’a and Aden |
Africa
There are 54 countries on this continent, and several territories are disputed.
Following is the list of the Countries in Africa and their Capitals-
| Country Name | Capital |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Kinshasa |
| Tanzania | Dodoma |
| South Africa | Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Morocco | Rabat |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Ghana | Accra |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Cameroon | Yaounde |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan |
| Niger | Niamey |
| Mali | Bamako |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou |
| Malawi | Lilongwe |
| Chad | N’Djamena |
| Somalia | Mogadishu |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| South Sudan | Juba |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Benin | Porto-Novo |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Burundi | Gitega |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Togo | Lome |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| The central African Republic | Bangui |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Namibia | Windhoek |
| The Gambia | Banjul |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| Lesotho | Maseru |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo, Oyala |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Eswatini | Mbabane, Lobamba |
| Djibouti | Djibouti(city) |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Cabo Verde | Praia |
| Sao Tome & Principle | Sao Tome |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
Europe
There are a total of 50 countries on this continent.
Following is the list of the Countries in Europe and their Capitals-
| Country | Capital |
| Albania | Tirana |
| Armenia | Yerevan |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella |
| Austria | Vienna |
| Azerbaijan | Baku |
| Belarus | Minsk |
| Belgium | Brussels |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo |
| Croatia | Zagreb |
| Bulgaria | Sofia |
| Cyprus | Nicosia |
| Denmark | Copehagen |
| Czechia | Prague |
| Estonia | Tallinn |
| France | Paris |
| Finland | Helsinki |
| Georgia | Tbilisi |
| Greece | Athens |
| Germany | Berlin |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Ireland | Dublin |
| Iceland | Reykjavik |
| Italy | Rome |
| Latvia | Riga |
| Kosovo | Pristina |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz |
| Lithuania | Vilnius |
| Malta | Valletta |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg(city) |
| Moldova | Chisinau |
| Montenegro | Podgorica |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| North Macedonia | Skopje |
| Poland | Warsaw |
| Norway | Oslo |
| Portugal | Lisbon |
| Russia | Moscow |
| Romania | Bucharest |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| Slovakia | Bratislava |
| Serbia | Belgrade |
| Spain | Madrid |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana |
| Sweden | Stockholm |
| Turkey | Ankara |
| Switzerland | Bern |
| Ukraine | Kyiv |
| Vatican City | Vatican City |
| United Kingdom | London |
Antarctica
Antarctica is mainly an uninhabited mass of land and has the South Pole. Due to the harsh weather and absence of other important amenities, this continent has no citizens. Also, there is no single country in Antarctica, and residents of Antarctica are temporary. These people visit Antarctica for research purposes or exploration.
North America
There are 23 countries on this continent. Following is the list of the Countries in North America and their Capitals-
| Country | Capital |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s |
| Bahamas | Nassau |
| Barbados | Bridgetown |
| Belize | Belmopan |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Cuba | Havana |
| Dominica | Roseau |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| El Salvador | San Salvador |
| Grenada | Saint George's |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
| Jamaica | Kingston |
| Mexico | Mexico City |
| Nicaragua | Managua |
| Panama | Panama City |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia | Castries |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain |
| United States of America | Washington, D.C. |
South America
There are a total of 12 countries located on this continent.
Following is the list of the countries in South America and their Capitals-
| Country | Capital |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| Bolivia | Sucre, La Paz |
| Brazil | Brasilia |
| Chile | Santiago |
| Colombia | Bogota |
| Ecuador | Quito |
| Guyana | Georgetown |
| Paraguay | Asucion |
| Peru | Lima |
| Suriname | Paramaribo |
| Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Caracas |
Australia or Australasia
Australia is a term that is used to refer to Australia's country and the Continent of Australia. Technically, when we talk about the continent of Australia, there are only 3 countries in Australia.
Following is the list of the Countries in Australia and their Capitals-
| Country | Capital |
| Australia | Canberra |
| New Zealand | Wellington |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby |
Other than these 3 countries, the region around Australia, including the continent of Australia, is also called Oceania. Oceania is a term used to describe Australia's continent and the 11 island countries situated in the Pacific Ocean.
Following is the list of the Countries in Oceania other than Australia and their Capitals-
| Country | Capital |
| Fiji | Suva |
| Kiribati | Tarawa |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro |
| Micronesia | Palikir |
| Nauru | Has no official capital city. The main city is Yaren |
| Palau | Ngerulmud |
| Samoa | Apia |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara |
| Tonga | Nuku Alofa |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila |